The Hollow Tree

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 358, 19 May 1928, Page 27

The Hollow Tree

Messages for Sunbeams Letters to the Dawn Lady are answered as under:— Jean Eyre, Herne Bay: Jean is the first Sunbeam to make a sponge cake for the Dawn Lady, and it was a beautifully light one too. Everyone in Happy Town aad a piece, but, when no one was looking, the Woodpecker swooped down and took two. Wasn’t it naughty of him? Nelson Gree"*ree, Morrinsville: Welcome. Master . elson, and many thanks for your story. I shall always be glad to hear from my new' Sunbeam. Juno Shearer, Mount Eden: Many thanks for your long letter, your story, and the riddles, June. The Little Thought remembers your doll very well and sends his love to her. Owen Roseman, Birkenhead: Your drawing and painting have reached me safely, Owen. Many thanks for them. I should not have known that you drew that picture while you were in bed. That is a wonderful typewriter of yours. It never makes a mistake. Joy Hill, Auckland: I was glad to hear again from my Sunbeam with the happy name. The Pixie Postman knows all about the cobblestones and the Little Thought often dances among the pinktipped daisies. They send their love, Joy. Frances Johnsen, Onehunga: Many thanks for the wee story, Frances. Are you watching the seeds in your garden, too? Esma Coughey, Onehunga: I opened that ‘ urgent” letter most urgently, little lady, but when it came, all the messages had been taken across to the Hollow Tree. lam sorry it was too late, but better luck next time. “Sorrell and Son'* makes a splendid plcttr'e. Alice Williams, Herne Bay? The birds would be glad to find your offering of crumbs on those bare boughs, Alice. Before the winder is over they will know you very well, I think. Doris Muchamore, Devonport: Please thank your mother for her kind wishes, Doris, and give her plenty of love from everyone in Happy Town. The Doorkeeper has tucked your message away in his pocket and is looking very happy about it. Myrtle Guards, Devonport: Your mes*age has reached me, Myrtle. Many thanks for it. Has your membership card reached you? Marion Payter, Newmarket: Many thanks for your letter and story, little Miss Marion. Holidays are happy days, but I think school days are, too. Jean Buckley, Mount Roskill: That wee envelope will be very useful for keeping Sunbeam’s kisses in. Many thanks. Jean. Thank you also for bring•JJS another Sunbeam down Tiptoe Street. Pat’icia Sheridan lives at Stanley Road, Herriesville. Te Aroha. Jessie Milne, Bi-kenhead: Congratulations once again, Jessie. May I have a list of books? Your drawing prize will not be long in reaching you. I love your •tory this time. Norma Hughes. Auckland: Jean has brought you safely through the Happy Town gates, Norma. Please would you let me know your age and address. Edna Bowman Grey Lynn: Happy Town is the place for little girls who are •Ometimes sick and unable to go to ■chool. The Daw i Lady is delighted that >ou have become a Sunbeam. Many Hanks for your story. I hope you will ,<? Hd me plenty more. Naue Rigden, Avondale: Welcome, little nye-year-old. and nmnv thanks for the wee story. What wise girls those little •Hrdenera were Ernest Shirtcliff. Grey Lynn? Your ■lory came safely to Happy Town. Many JiUinks. Ernest. We are all delighted °~t >ou have become a Sunbeam, trv « Camming. Ellerslie: I am sorry to find that this little girl has been sick, ? ncl I hope that hdidav will soon make And Esme Peaeocke is your too S * n ' ®be a vei *y loyal Sunbeam, Dulcie Rigden. Avondale: Your story w le‘?°hodI e ‘?°hod me safely, Pule ie, and I enJO>ed it very much. Many thanks for Dr ' n . ?in S a new Sunbeam to Happy Town. Ada Wilkins, Mount Albert: Ada has hAu r<l the me *ry music of the competition Thank you very much for your iory. Are you one of the good scribes school also? Ross Laurenson, Auckland: I have ,2* e we# feather duster to the lnv! le Thought Ross, and he sends his llttLv warmest thanks. What a kind jL you are. derT Middleton Buckland: I am wonbaby Allan Is better. Please let a Ki-,, ov r> Jim. I hope your mummy was Mv J° J , ve a happy birthday after all. Smilv 1 lOVe to the Sun beams in your Web!!!* Web b. Te Papapa: A warm to Happy Town, Ellis. I shall y on look,T >g forward to hearing all about r Ar2 y°u fond of competitions? I McA ulay, Auckland: You must Olaa„ plenty of fun with those puppies, uys. Did the little one find his way

home when he followed your sister to school? Stella Haydon, Henderson: A competition story from my very good scribe. Many thanks and much love, Stella. No la Craig, Mt. Albert: Two letters from Nola this week, a dainty story and a package of purrs from the faithful Buz. He has a rival now that Fluff Waller has been appointed guardian of the Dawn Lady's ink-well. Joane Cooper, Grey Lynn: Joane’s letter has reached me safely. Many thanks, little lady. Winifred Kindred’s address is Kitchener Road, Milford. Many happy returns of your birthday. Ellen Briggs, Mt. Albert: Welcome to Happy Town, Ellen. I am delighted to hear that you are interested in sketching and painting, and hope to see plenty of your work. Joyce Gilbert, Epsom: This little girl never strays far from Tiptoe Street. I think someone else must have been out before your brother the day he went mushrooming. My best love, Joyce. Mervyn Wallback, Grey Lynn: It was a wise idea when you decided to come to Happy Town, Mervyn. Many thanks for your painting. It is very attractively done. Birdie Hepburn, Bayswater: Your story reached me safely. Birdie, and I enjoyed it very much. My best love to this happy Sunbeam.

Mona McCalljm, Te Awaniutu: I was very glad to have your ttrst letter, anc to hear all about your white cat. Perhaps YOU will send me a photograph ol you and your pet one of these days. Jim Joan and Alan Francis, Ponsonby: Violets for the Pawn Lady. Kind little people. Thank you very much. The Tonnrkeeoer has just helped himself to one and is Slipping it into his buttonh°j?'Underdown, Auckland: Your painting has reached me safely and I like it very much. It is a popular competition tU Lois ln ßonson, Te Papapa: Welcome, Lois, and many thanks for your interesting letter. 1 shall be looking iorward tc receiving your painting. My best love to this new Sunbeam. Kitty Mcßeath, Parnell: Kitty has sped down Tiptoe Street, painting m hand. Many thanks and much love Mavis Webb, Devonport: Greetings. Mistress Devonport. I am delignted tc ■welcome you into our happy lamily am! hope I shall have a long letter from you Kathleen Ricketts, Edendale: I have sent that picture to a little girl in hosuital in Rotorua. Kathleen, and I am sure she will be delighted with it. Manj thanks for the roses for the Dawn Lady. -•Drummer Girl," and also for the poem. The puzzlers are correct. Elma Webb, Devonport: Elma is now one of my Sunbeams. I hope you will write me plenty of letters. John Wallace, Mt. Eden: Welcome tc this laddie who has passed merrily down Tiptoe Street. The Woodpecker thinks your name will often -be in the Hollow Tree.

Victor Storey, Pt. Chevalier: Your painting- has reached me safely, Victor. Many thanks. That picture is inspiring numbers of our young a.rtists. Bruce Laing, Epsom: Welcome, Bruce. You are going to be one of my neat writers. The Doorkeeper says you are planning to be a very faithful Sunbeam. How did he guess, I wonder? Edwin Carters, Mt. Eden: Tiptoe Street has been thronged this week. Edwin, and I am delighted to find you among the new ones. Many thanks for your attractive painting. Jean Danes, Whangarei: Your story was just too late, Jean. Never mind—there will soon be another competition. Much love, little lady. Roie Peacocke, Epsom: "Welcome to Esme's sister. I was glad to hear from my new Sunbeam. That was a happy time you had at your cousin's place, Roie.

Maureen Hogan, Otahuhu; Many thanks for your letter and riddles, Maureen. I think we need a turnstile in Tiptoe Street for counting the Sunbeams. Sadie Laing, Epsom: Sadie is now a Sunbeam of Happy Town. 1 hope to have plenty more of those neat letters. I shall be anxious to see your competition entry. Marjorie Alderton, Cambridge: Welcome, Marjorie. Here is your first message in the Hollow Tree. Do you know any other Sunbeams in Cambridge? Rae Danes, Whangarei: Now, isn’t wonderful to think that Tiptoe Street stretches all the way from Happy Town to Whangarei? Welcome to this small girl. I should love to see your picture on that box of stationery. Esme Peaeocke, Epsom: Many thanks for your painting, Esme, and for bringing Roie to Happy Town. Now you will have a joint interest in the Hollow Tree Beryl Palmer, Devonport: Another neat letter from one of my very good scribes. Many thanks for the jumbled flowers, Beryl. I shall be looking forward to receiving your painting. Phyllis Hartnell, Henderson: Greetings, Phyllis. All the Happy Town people send their love to our new Sunbeam. Dorothy King. Whangarei: A Pixie Postman has just delivered your painting. with the remark: “Another new member, Dawn Lady.” I wonder how he knew? Joyce Somervrlle, Grey Lynn: So you are fond of Happy Town, and would iike to come down Tiptoe Street too? And here you are. The Little Thought was

delighted with your message. He sends you a kiss by bird post. Betty Danes, Whangarei: Holiday time should always be fine, Betty. I must speak to the Weather Man about it. But the rain will work miracles in your very own garden. Just you see! The Little Thought sends his love. Irene Retter, Mount Roskill: Oh, yes, Irene—the Dawn Lady can make music with tissue paper and a comb, but no one seems to enjoy it. Can you play

“Home, Sweet Home” on a mouth organ? Please let me know. The “Anne” books make splendid reading for girls. I hope ycu enjoyed the pantomime. Avis Firth, Royal Oak: A wise decision, Avis. I am delighted that you have come to Happy Town. Have you any Sunbeam friends? Bertie Elliott, Pukekohe: The world comes to your door when you have a wireles set, Bertie. Do you listen in to the Australian concerts? Much love to this laddie. Douglas Gordon, Thames: Y'our letter and all the kisses for the Dawn Lady have reached me safely, Douglas. I have justs blown you a kiss. It is a little rose-pink one, with gossamer wings. If you open the window very, very softly, I think it will fly in. . . . Did it? Leslie Waller, Manurewa: Yes, I can play Snakes and Ladders, Leslie, but I don't like the snakes’ heads. The ladders appeal to me very much more. You are lucky having a letter from Jean. She will find your package of love in the Hollow Tree. Sylvia Wouldes, Ellerslie: Welcome to our happy family, Sylvia, and many thanks for your letter and painting. I hope I shall often hear from you. Jean Farquhar, Auckland: The Dawn Lady loves pantomimes, too, Jean. How do you keep your letters so neat? I think a good fairy must guide your pen. All the Happy Town people send their love. Nancy Waller. Manurewa: The Little Thought has potted the plants with the greatest care, Nancy. Many thanks for them. Thank you also for your painting

and the other enclosures. Your letter was not over-weight. Irene Retter' lives at 16 Inverness Avenue, Mount Roskill, and I am sure she would be pleased to hear from you. Red roses and violets are my favourite flowers. Jean Mclndoe, Jean Buckley, Nola Craig, Joyce Thomson, Sylvia Hughes, and Margaret Anderson will find your greetings. My best love, Nancy. Don Day, Mount Albert: Kind little Don, to remember the Dawn Lady even when he is on holiday. Thank you very much for the postcard from Rotorua. How is Jack Johnston faring without his little friend? Jean Mclndoe, Hamilton: The joy bells are ringing for • Jean, and we are all looking forward to that letter in ink. Jt will be wonderful to see the world again after that long, long time in bed. Yes, the Doorkeeper is entering for the painting competition, but he complains that the Joy Shop Man keeps jogging his elbow. You found that poem before I did, Jean. Love and best wishes from Happy Town. Basil Heath, Waihi: A warm welcome to Happy Town, Master Waihi, and many thanks for your painting. I hope you will often write to me. Noel Whaley, Ponsonby: Noel’s name is now in the big Sunbeam book, and we are all glad that he has come to Happy Town. Many thanks for your painting, and much love to this eight-year-old. Joan Brookfield, St. Heliers Bay: Thank you for your charming letter, Joan. The Little Thought had already peeped in on little brother, so you see I knew about him before your letter came. As soon as he has a name we can bring him down Tiptoe Street. Please give him a special kiss from the Dawn Lady. The Little Thought sends one of thistledown and silver. My birthday falls in October, Joan, but I am afraid to let the exact date escape into the Hollow Tree. The Woodpecker is such a curious thing, you know. Norma Waller, Manurewa: Yes, the country looks very wonderful now, Norma, with its carpet of green. Thank you very much for your letter and the poems. Gay is an interesting little lady. She lives at “Hawthornden,” Howick. My best love to Norma. Jessie Ryan, Te Awamutu: Your painting has reached me safely, Jessie. Thank you very much. I am always glad to find letters from Jessie in the mail. Muriel Lander, Mangatawhiri: Muriel has passed merrily through the gates of Happy Town. I hope you will find many joys in .our little world for little people. Una Vear, Onehunga: Happy people make holiday wherever they are, Una, so you see you did not need to go away at all. Many thanks for your letter and painting. Mona Longstaff, Ponsonby: Here is Mona in Happy Town, painting in hand. A warm welcome, litt.le lady. Jean Mingins, Epsom: Yes, your brother may deliver your letters, Jean. One of these days I hope you will belong to the Wigwam, too. A warm welcome to the Dawn Lady’s family, and many thanks for your painting. Doris Lydster, Takapuna: Jokes for the Dawn Lady! Thank you very much. The Doorkeeper has just told them to the Joyshop Man, and they are both laughing heartily. Jean May Midwinter, Ponsonby: Welcome, Jean, and many thanks for your painting. I hope I shall often hear from my new Sunbeam. PhyHis Miller, Otahuhu: I am delighted

to hear that you have now recovered, Phyllis. Please take good care of yourself. Thank you very much for all the riddles and jokes. All the Happy Town people send their love. Rive Mackie, Devonport: Your smile stole into Happy Town on a ray of sunshine, Rive, and the Joyshop Man caught it and put it in his window. We are all delighted that you are recovering, and hope you will soon be out of hospital. Much love to our brave little soldier. Frances Johnsen, Onehunga: A painting for the Dawn Lady? Thank you very much, little Sunbeam. William Thompson, Kerepehi: Your painting has reached me safely, William. I am glad you heard the merry music of the competition bell. Norman* Lydster, Takapuna: The Woodpecker is trying to untie the knot in his tongue. He has been attempting to say those tongue-twisters, Norman. Jean Anderson, Mount Eden: You had a busy time during the holidays, Jean, but you have plenty to show for it. I hope Daddy had a happy birthday. Dirlcie Craig, Epsom: I shall love to hear about your visit to the zoo, Dulcie. Did you see the Polar bears being fed? Your garden will look well when it is all laid out. Much love to this loyal Sunbeam. Kathleen Neely, Grey Lynn: Congratulations on you.r delightful story, Kathleen. I have often wondered how plants can appear in a single night. Please would you send me a list of six books, so that I can select a prize for you. Fred Crooks, Otahuhu: Many thanks for the pretty cards. Fred. The Little Thought is delighted with his picture. The little bird flew in safely, too. You are a very kind Sunbeam. Jack Lydster, Takapuna: The Doorkeeper and the Joyshop man have been trying that catch on each other all the morning, Jack, so you see you have helped to keep them out of mischief. Wilfred .Coughey, Onehunga: Football matches are splendid fun, Wilfred, but I should have liked to have seen you playing that game with the wee football of your very own. Can you blow it up and lace it? Colin Mackie. Devonport: Your letter is very neat this time, Colin, and the Little Thought is waiting with his yellow and green wheelbarrow to take your answer across to the Hollow Tree. I think you will soon have Rive with you again. What a welcome you will give him. I hope you enjoy the party, Colin. Please eat a cream puff for me. Phyllis Sutherland, Ellerslfe: Welcome. Phyllis, and many thanks for your painting. I hope there will often be a letter from you in the mail. Marjorie Emptage, Auckland: That is a quaint littlr- poem about the sun and moon. Marjorie, and I enjoyed reading it. Much love, little lady. Serio Coughey. Onehunga: The Little (Thought has just blown you a kiss. Thank you for your letter, Serie..

Lucy Crooks, Otahuhu: What happy tea parties you can have now, Lucy, and how your dolls must enjoy them. The vv oodpecker is having a busy time this week tapping out space in the Hollow Tree. Dorothy Unwin, Takapuna: Greetings and welcome, Dorothy, and manv thanks for your painting. Have I your surname correct? Edwyna Stone, Onehunga: The puzzlers will be very useful, Edwyna. Many thanks for them. I hope your grandfather will soon recover. It is sad to think that he is so ill. My best love to my faithful Edwyna. Errol Grade, Glen Eden: I was sorry that you missed the mail with your last letter, Errol. What a fine playground at the end of your street. All the Happy Town people send their warmest love. Peggy Blythe. Pukemiro: Welcome to Happy Town, Mistress Peggy, and many thanks for your painting. I hope you will write to me soon. Ruth Powell, Huntly: “Down to the sea in ships'* is a splendid title for the painting picture, Ruth. I should like to peep irt at your garden and see the soring flowers laughing at the wintry skies. Eileen Grade, Glen Eden: Those chrysanthemums must make a beautiful picture, Eileen. What fun you are having writing that magazine. Have you appointed an editor? Jean Molndoe. Gay du Faur and Ewen Cameron will find your greetings. Lily Latimer, Pukemiro: Many thanks for your two letters, your painting and the little poem. You have not come empty handed on your first journey down Tiptoe Street. You ask for a criticism on your painting, Lily. Well, it is very dainty, but the grass and a few other details could have been painted in. I hope you will send plenty of your work to the Dawn Lady. Ethel Hone, Waiuku: Welcome to my new Sunbeam whose painting has reached me safely. It is very well done, Ethel. The puzzlers are correct. Much love i from us all-in Happy Town.

Margaret Anderson, Mount Eden: What an exciting game of hide and seek under the house, Margaret, I should have liked to have join’ed you. My best love to this loyal Sunbeam. Lilian Gibb, Archhill: A big budg* * from Lilian this time. Many thanks for it. I like your palming very much, Lilian, and also the poem and tongue twisters. Doris Orr, Waihi: Your painting is splendid, Doris, and your writing is as neat as eve-. lam always glad to hear from this keen littlel girl. Daisy Smith. Morrinsville: You will be quite happy now that you have been «n---rolled as a Brownie, Daisy. Brownu r have wonderful birthday parties, I think. I am glad you had that outing at Paerca. Sidney Gibb, Archhill: The Little Thought has his yellow and gre.en wheelbarrow piled high with messages, but is waiting until I thank you for that poem. We often have t “olics like that in Happy Town, too. My best love to Sidney.